Pre-Game Talk: Week of speculation (Chi, @Ana, @SJ)

[forsbergavs32]

One home game, a trip to cali and endless trade rumors. Discuss.

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[Murzu]

I kinda hope we could skip to the draft. But hopefully Rantanen and Z will look good. Z was rocking last game.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I kinda hope we could skip to the draft. But hopefully Rantanen and Z will look good. Z was rocking last game.

We stopped sucking at some point?

 

[The Merchant]

Continuing to try and mentally prepare myself for the looming Dutchy trade...

 

[Murzu]

We stopped sucking at some point?

Excellent point make you, my padawan.

 

[Freudian]

We stopped sucking at some point?

Sometimes it's sucking and sometimes blowing.

 

[Taak19]

Continuing to try and mentally prepare myself for the looming Dutchy trade...

Just gotta hope he goes to a good team and actually has a shot at winning something. That's the best outcome.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Just gotta hope he goes to a good team and actually has a shot at winning something. That's the best outcome.

That's why I want to see a Duchene + Iginla(50%retained) for Sergachev ++ deal. I already like Montreal and Rads is probably my favorite non Avs player in the league other than Crosby so it would make rooting for the Habs that much easier once the playoffs begin.

 

[RockLobster]

That's why I want to see a Duchene + Iginla(50%retained) for Sergachev ++ deal. I already like Montreal and Rads is probably my favorite non Avs player in the league other than Crosby so it would make rooting for the Habs that much easier once the playoffs begin.

I'm fully on the Carolina train for Duchene.

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I'm fully on the Carolina train for Duchene.

Fit wise it makes the most sense.

 

[UncleRisto]

I'm fully on the Carolina train for Duchene.

Me too. Get us Hanifin and put Dutchy on that Carolina team and I think those guys might have something going on there.

 

[RockLobster]

Me too. Get us Hanifin and put Dutchy on that Carolina team and I think those guys might have something going on there.

Get some water and vegetables, baby you got a stew goin'.

 

[dahrougem2]

L 6-1 vs Chicago
L 4-3 @ Anaheim
L 5-0 @ San Jose

 

[S E P H]

It's never a "home game" against Chicago FA32.

Colorado has some serious immigration issues to take care of, I personally support the mine field initiative.

 

[falconski]

It's never a "home game" against Chicago FA32.

Colorado has some serious immigration issues to take care of, I personally support the mine field initiative.

Seems the demon horse plan failed

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Fit wise it makes the most sense.

Either Montreal or Carolina makes the most sense from a Colorado perspective, so I'm fine with both.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Continuing to try and mentally prepare myself for the looming Dutchy trade...

I started putting up all my Duchene hockey cards for sale. Felt very weird about it and I dont like it but I think hes a goner. 1.5 yrs of rumor cant just be bs. Something is brewing and we might be seeing the end of Dutch in an Avs uni. Hope im wrong. I dont wanna give up Landy or Dutch unless the package can choke an elephant.

 

[the_fan]

This are 3 games a tank commander would be happy with

 

[dahrougem2]

I'm gonna predict we give up 15 goals in the 3 games, and Beauchemin will be on the ice for 9 of them

 

[The Kingslayer]

I'm gonna predict we give up 15 goals in the 3 games, and Beauchemin will be on the ice for 9 of them

That aint really going out on the limb there fam haha

 

[dahrougem2]

That aint really going out on the limb there fam haha

Lmao more trying to point out how bad Beauch is than how bad we are bruh I know how bad we are

 

[The Kingslayer]

Lmao more trying to point out how bad Beauch is than how bad we are bruh I know how bad we are

For the sake of getting back anything for Francois the terrible I really hope hes not out for 9 goals haha but knowing him....

 

[S E P H]

Seems the demon horse plan failed

No, we actually tried the demon horse plan, but had to put it in retirement from the constant overeating of bandwagon Blackhawk fans' souls. The horse went 1,100 pounds to 6,000 pounds in a week.


Wanted to comment about the Mackinnon benching...

Well RL, you and AJ were right about what Bednar said in the post game comments. For a coach who is notoriously level-headed during post game remarks, that was on the shocking side in what Bednar said. He absolutely gave fuel to the fire for reporters, but do not know if they used it since I don't read pretty much anything Avs related from the local media.

Not surprised though in what happened in the slightest. MacKinnon isn't a hothead, but he is the type of player that really hates losing. Losing as the Avs have been must be beyond frustrating for a prideful guy like him. We saw it last week with MysticMack's GIFs where he was cussing out Zadorov. Not saying or concluding he was the same target in the lockerroom, but since we saw this before, not shocked to see him go overboard.

Looking at his junior career, he was never on a losing team at Halifax or Shattuck since they probably conducted a lot of tournaments and had a good run at nationals. Can't say anything about his youth career in minor hockey since it probably doesn't matter. The NHL could be one of the first experiences for a really talented player to be in a bad situation. A partial example could be Hishon and when he was one of the last cuts for Team Canada. I remember him conducting an interview right after he was cut and he honestly mentioned that this was the first time he was ever cut at something hockey related. As a 18 year old player and first time cut is quite remarkable, shows some players are born with natural talent. Additionally, MacKinnon is probably like Hishon in terms of a player that was never cut, so he doesn't know how to deal with situations when the bad turns ugly as Duchene, Landeskog, and O'Reilly did from 2009 to 2013 in particular. It is not something you like to see, but I wouldn't worry about it until it becomes an ongoing process. Just needs to mature a bit as it seems to me IMO.

 

[tigervixxxen]

We need a GDT by the way so I can post lineup news.

 

[henchman21]

Get some water and vegetables, baby you got a stew goin'.